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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Applicant:
Joseph Dee Faram, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Joseph Dee Faram, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Comedica Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 1/08 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 15/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/12 (2006.01); A61M 11/02 (2006.01); A61M 16/14 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 11/02 (2013.01); A61M 15/0028 (2013.01); A61M 16/14 (2013.01); A61M 16/20 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 16/127 (2014.02); A61M 16/201 (2014.02);
Abstract
The invention relates in general to a respiratory therapy device, and more specifically to an apparatus and method for providing continuous positive airway pressure therapy that may be connected to a small-volume nebulizer in order to provide a combination therapy that requires only a single source of gas. The apparatus of the invention includes a valveless patient interface and a source of pressurized gas which may be split into two streams to provide both continuous positive airway pressure therapy as well as aerosol therapy to a patient.